Ken makes a new friend

Taumaranui to Pukekawa: the last leg of our NZ tour

February 19th 2017
Kia Ora! Our last couple of weeks in NZ were really wonderful, with better weather for the most part, and great riding on quiet country roads in remote areas of North Island's west coast. From Taumaranui we took the Forgotten World highway through the Tangarakau gorge, passing through misty landscapes of dense and lush foliage, before we turned northwest towards the coast. It was a little drizzly ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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Ken and Fi Morton

Ken and Fi

A little about us: Ken grew up in the U.S. (near Boston, MA), while Fi was born in England (Shropshire) and lived there until 2010. We first met each other in Peru, quite by chance: Fi had been backpacking through South America for about 9 months and Ken was on a surfing vacation that went wrong. To make a long story bearably short, we met on a hiking trail near Machu Picchu and things took off from there. Now 14 years later, and after 9.5 years of marriage, we still share the same love of travelling and adventure. (By 'adventure' we mean riding our bikes for months on end or relocating to a n... full info

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